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Halloween Nightmares 2023 – Part 2

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TUNES

I know you get too caught up in a moment
You can’t call it love if you show it
We just fuck things up, yeah, I noticed
Yeah, I noticed, hear me? Yeah, I noticed
Step out of the moment
That’s been trappin’ you in all this negativity of hatred and insanity
Don’t dwell on the past, it’s time to make a change
Look around, believe in what you see, I have returned to Hell

[- Halsey  SUGA -]

As promised, here part 2 of my “Halloween Nightmares” series!

I am having way too much fun with that new LeLUTKA “Lilith” head I guess *giggles*. Today I went over to [Glam Affair] again (yesterday I just picked up the 2 new masks for the “Lilith” head) and picked up the amazing “Lilith” skin they made for the new head. They have 5 amazing, different tones for the horns in the pack together with 3 different shades as well.

For the face I found that amazing faceart from [the Skinnery] at FLF-oWeen and wasn’t yet sure how I want to style that up, but with the “Lilith” head I immediately had an idea. With all the gold in the face tattoo, I wanted to have a overall black/golden look and the cool gacha from ANTINATURAL[+] came to my mind. Even if it is quite old and the store doesn’t anymore exist, it made a perfect match for my look together with that incredible animated wings from CURELESS[+].

I have a feeling that this wasn’t my last post for this series yet – I already have another idea. Let’s see if I can make it before Halloween is finally there. On the other hand… why I should stop with the Halloween day? The nights are still long, dark and spooky, even after Halloween *giggles*

Clothing

ANTINATURAL[+] – “Lost Saints / Unsainted Nun” (Maitreya, Gacha, Rare – store closed)

Accessories

Earrings: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Earring Mads all linked” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Hand Accessories: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Holy Rose” (Maitreya, Bento)
Nails: [FORMANAILS] – “Skeletonia” (Maitreya, Bento)
Wings: CURELESS[+] – “Dionaea Wings Add-on” (Animated)

Makeup

Faceart: [the Skinnery] – “Sugar Velour Dracula” (LeL.EvoX Bom) – NEW @ FLF-o-Ween // October 2023

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Lilith 3.1” – NEW @ Mainstore // October 2023
Eyes: REPULSE – “Bloodthirst Eyes” (LeL.EvoX Applier)
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Tattoo Ears: Hexed – “Strange Ears” (LeL.EvoX BoM)
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3”
Skin Face & Horns: [Glam Affair] – “Lilith – Dracula C” (LeL.EvoX BoM) – NEW @ Mainstore // October 2023
Skin Body: VELOUR – “Ipanema Body for MAitreya – Skinny (Dracula)” (BoM)
Tattoo (Arms): .:Vegas:. – “Tattoo ( Medium ) Eclipse” (BoM)

Poses, Props & Tools

Backdrop: TROPIX – “The Castle Illuminated Hand Corridor – Bake Light”
Pose: STUN – “Claudia 1” (Bento)

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

Halloween Nightmares 2023 – Part 1

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TUNES

Stitched you up, put you together
With cotton and feather
Gave you love, put my heart inside you
Oh, what could I do?

When you started talkin’ in your sleep
Saying the things you’d do to me
I didn’t care, I wasn’t scared
Now I’m findin’ knives under the sheets
Crumpled photographs of me
I’m in despair, should I be scared?

Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
You were comforting and quiet
How did love become so violent?
Teddy bear, you were my teddy bear
Everything was so sweet until you tried to kill me

[- Melanie Martinez -]

Time for a little writeup today 😉 I didn’t write for along time more than just some quotes or lyrics. Sometimes you do not have something to say and then it is better to just shut up I was taught in my childhood – I believe that is true.

Life was just a mess the past couple of months and always when I thought it can’t become anymore worse – it did.

It did come to a peak when I was told I cannot be a teacher anymore, because I had already to many limited contracts – about 12 years (I stopped studying after the first exam due a record label contract and some other reasons, which none ever cared until now). Now that Germany is seriously short on teachers, none even thought they would pull that card after so many successful years, but they did. So, while we hear everyday on the news “We desperately need teachers”, I am sitting at home, not yet sure what I am going to do since I was half of my life a teacher and the other half a musician – I am way not the only one facing that situation and no one does understand that idiotic misery.

Long story short – I had to sort my mind first before I wanted to talk about and just underlined my pictures with songs, quotes and emotions I was in during that process. But now we have the dark season of the year – Halloween and so many other holy days, that pulled me out of my corner and back to work – aka styling and taking pictures!

Since I had a lot of time over the past weeks, I was able to so some fun in SL again and I went to do a few cool Halloween themed hunts and visited some cool dark events, where I found a looooooot of strange, spooky and cool things I want to showcase now in a little “Halloween Nightmares” series – And here is it is… Part 1 😉

(Btw it is really funny AND amazing, how you can find lyrics and songs to al kind of weird imaginations like the one I found for todays post *giggles*)

Clothing

Top: [CX] – “Ragged Tubetop – Black” (Maitreya)

Accessories

Ear Lobes: .:E.A.Studio:. – “Inazuma Plug” (LeLUTKA EvoX female/human)
Piercing (Nose): Wicca’s Originals – “Jadeon Piercing” + “Tegan Piercing Set” (unrigged)
Fingers: L’Emporio – “Kick It – Bandage Rings” (Maitreya, Bento)
Nails: [FORMANAILS] – “Zombie Updated” (Maitreya, Bento)

Hair & Makeup

Hair: CAMO – “Alusi Dreads” (Hunt Item) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Face Band: BodyArts – “Faceband Wicca” (LeL EvoX BoM, custom made – take a look at the “Vere Flores” or the “Fantasia Face Tattoo”)

Head, Body & Tattoo

Head: LeLUTKA – “EvoX Avalon 3.1”
Eyes: REPULSE – “Psychotic Eyes” (LeL.EvoX Applier) – NEW @ The Dark Style Fair // October 2023
Tongue: [The Dead Boy] – “Morus Tongue”
Teeth: [CX] – “Strigoi’s Fangs – Silver Type.1 ( Size E / Wider )”
Body: Maitreya – “Lara V5.3”
Tattoo Neck: THIS IS WRONG – “Venom Tattoo DIRT FADED” (LeL.EvoX BoM, Materials, Hunt Item) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Tattoo (Arms): .:Vegas:. – “Tattoo ( Medium ) Eclipse” (BoM)
Stitches: [POUT!] – Stitched up” (LeL.EvoX BoM, Hunt Item) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023

Poses, Props & Tools:

Backdrop: SYNNERGY.TAVIS – “Spooky St [360] Backdrop”
Teddybear, Knive & Armposes: KitCat – “Dead Teddy Bloody” (Hunt Item) – NEW @ Haunting Labyrinth – Terror Trail Hunt // October 2023
Animals 1: [Apika] – “The Godess Nyx – Death Moth”(Hunt Item) – NEW @ Spookzilla // October 2023
Animals 2: Ghoul – “Centipest 2023 – Scolopendra subspinipes” – NEW @ FLF-o-Ween // October 2023

Model, Stylist & Photographer

Wicca Merlin

Fears, Anxieties & Nightmares…

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Chased 01b

I still cannot believe it… I was invited to an Art Gallery as an artist!

Not too long ago I was IMed by someone, that told me if I ever would have considered my pictures as art…

I was quite speechless, because until now I never thought about making art I just made pictures for my blog posts*giggles*

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But now I would like to talk a little bit about the guy that found me 😉

John (Johannes1977), owner of the Windlight Gallery and the Windlight Magazine.

He and his partner, the lovely Emma Portilo, created that amazing place and Magazine that features new, aspiring artists as well as experienced and popular artists of Second Life.

To have such a place, is something very precious as you rarely will find something like that… giving young and new artists the same chance as already popular and well-known names.

When he asked me, if I ever thought about having an exhibition or show for my pictures, I nearly did faint…

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I really could not believe, that an experienced and well-known artist would consider my pictures art and it took me some days to get familiar with that thought*giggles*…  you can ask him, how insecure and excited I was…

He was so nice and kind and encouraged me for quite some time, until I dared to agree to try it.

Now I had to think about making art… what did not make it easier*chuckles*

I thought back and forth what I could do and I guess, I kinda ‘over thought it’ as I did not find anything that I thought would be as good to be displayed. Then I just slapped myself and forced myself to not think too much and just do what I feel.

The idea was to have several different pictures for the gallery, but when i started making some pictures I more and more came across, that I wanted to tell a little story with my pictures.

I ended up with 2 different series, which were born out of 2 totally different visions.

The first one is the one I have on this post.

I called it “Chased…” as a work title. The idea behind was that in our lifes we are running from fears, nightmares and anxieties, just because it is something we do not know better.

So the steam punk looking fishes are kinda synonymous for all those things we run from.

Sometimes we even feel attacked or even bitten by those and try to defend us and survive or get rid of them at least for the moment.

But what, if we stop running and turn around facing them?

Chased 04b

Maybe we can get them known better and all of a sudden they are not anymore formidable? It might not work for all of them but with some we maybe can make our peace after some time?

It might now work with all, but for many it can, at least for some it was like that for me. And in the end you might be able to go along with them like I did with swimming together with the fishes instead of always running from them 😉

 If you would like to come over to the Windlight Gallery and take a look at all those amazing artists and art pieces here is your limo :

Windlight Gallery http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Froien/172/109/23

While you are there and look at all the amazing pictures, do not forget to pick up the latest issue of the Windlight Magazine to be always up to date and informed about the SL Art World 🙂

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Details

Outfit: r2 – “Kagaya”

Leggings: Sheer – “Leggings 29a: Very Torn Black”

Boots: Stelloane – “Heloise”

Bracelets: [sys] – “Khaleesi”

Hair: [sys] – “Micha”

Necklace: [The Forge] – “Chainlink Tassles”

Makeup: Nuuna’s – “Litzi Black” & Madrid Solo – “Twice Shy-Selfish Silver”

Tattoo: White Widow – “Insidious”

Fishes: 22769 – “Floating Boat” (part of the boat)

Model & Photographer: Wicca Merlin